The hand is the part with the largest range of human activities and the most comfortable operation. Therefore, people can't forget everything in their daily lives. Everything is inseparable from it. Even in social situations, it can give full play to its functions. So colorful sign language came into being. Sign language is the most important part of body language and the most important silent language. It was, is and will be an indispensable tool in people's communication. Different countries or nationalities in the world, the same sign language may express the same or similar meaning, or it may be completely opposite. Here are some common sign languages:

Thumb-up: This is the most commonly used gesture of praise and approval in China, which means "good", "wonderful", "great", "absolutely", "best" and "reaching the top". In Nigeria, when guests come, they should extend their thumbs to express their greetings to friends far away. In Japan, this gesture means "man" and "your father". In Korea, it means "head", "father", "minister" and "captain". In the United States, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka and other countries, this gesture means praying for good luck; In the United States and India; France, on the other hand, sticks out its thumb horizontally when blocking a ride to show that it wants to take a ride. In Indonesia, give me your thumb. But in Australia, thumbs-up is a rude gesture.

Thumb down: quite a few countries and regions in the world use this gesture, but the meaning is not the same. In China, the thumb down means "down" and "down". In Britain, the United States and the Philippines, the thumb down * means "unacceptable". The meaning of "disagree" and "end", or "the other party lost" Mexicans and French people use this gesture to mean "useless", "dead" or "bad luck". In Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, thumbs down means "failure". In Australia, this gesture is used to express ridicule and ridicule. In Tunisia, thumbs-up means "pour water" and "stop".

Hold up your forefinger: Many nationalities in the world use this gesture, but the meaning is different. China people hold up their forefinger to indicate numbers, which can refer to integers such as "one" or "ten", "one hundred" and "one thousand". In Japan, Korea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and other countries, the index finger only means one (secondary) meaning. In America, you should use this when you ask the other person to wait. Gestures. In France, only when a student raises his index finger in class will the teacher ask him to answer questions. In Singapore, when talking, you extend your index finger to show that what you are talking about is the most important thing. In Myanmar, this gesture is used when asking for help or something from others. In Australia, in bars and restaurants, the index finger sticks up, indicating "please give me a beer". In Mexico, Myanmar, Japan and Malaysia, this gesture means the first in order. In the Middle East, it is impolite to point at people with your index finger.

Put up the middle finger: the Romans have called the middle finger a "frivolous finger" for many years. In fact, the gesture of extending the middle finger alone does not represent a good thing in most countries in the world, and is generally used to express disapproval, dissatisfaction or curse. In the United States, Australia and Tunisia, this gesture means "engaging in that kind of relationship", which is an insult. In France, it means dirty behavior. In Saudi Arabia, it means bad behavior. In Singapore, it means insulting behavior. In the Philippines, it means curse, anger, hatred and contempt. In China, it means that the other party is talking nonsense or insulting the other party. However, in Myanmar and Nigeria, extending the middle finger means "one" and in Tunisia means "middle".

Upward little finger: In China, this gesture means "small", "insignificant", "worst", "surname" and "last one", which is extended to "contempt"; In Japan, it means "woman", "girl" and "lover". It means "wife", "delusion" and "girlfriend" in Korea. In the Philippines, it means "little people", "young people" and "insignificant people". In the United States, it means "cowards" or "bets". Nigerians put out their little fingers to show "bet". But in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, extending the little finger to each other means "friends" or expressing willingness to "make friends". In Myanmar and India, this gesture means "I want to go to the toilet."

Stretch out your bent index finger: This gesture is commonly used by British and Americans to say hello to someone. This gesture means "9" in China; In Myanmar, it means "5"; In Sri Lanka, it means "half"; In Mexico, it means "money" or "asking the price"; In Japan, it means "thief" or "stealing"; In Korea, it means "error" and "small scale"; In Indonesia, it means "bad heart" and "stingy voice"; In Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, it means "death". In Singapore, sticking out a bent index finger also means "knocking down".

Thumb and forefinger in a circle: Thumb and forefinger in a circle, then straighten middle finger, ring finger and little finger. This gesture is often used in the United States and Britain, which is equivalent to "oK" in English. Generally, it is used to ask the other person's opinion or answer the other person's request, indicating "agree", "praise", "promise", "smooth" and "great". In China, this gesture means the number "O" or "3". In France, it means "zero" and "worthless". In Thailand, it means "no problem". In India, it means "right" and "right". In the Netherlands, it means "smooth" and "subtle". In Sri Lanka, etiquette means "integrity", "perfection" and "don't get angry". In Japan, Korea and Myanmar, it means "money". In the Philippines, it means "want money" or "have no money". In Indonesia, it means "nothing", "nothing" and "nothing". In Tunisia, it means "useless" and "fool". In Greece and CIS, this gesture is considered very impolite. In addition, some countries use this gesture to indicate "circle" and "hole".

Stretch out the index finger and middle finger: In most European countries, people often stretch out the index finger and middle finger of their right hand in daily communication and make a "V" gesture to indicate "victory". "V" is the first letter of the English word victory. Legend has it that the V-shaped gesture was invented by a Belgian named Victor Delavelli during the Second World War. In the radio address at the end of 1940, he called on his compatriots to rise up against the German aggressors and mobilized people to write the word "V" everywhere to show their confidence in victory. Since then, the "V" gesture has spread like wildfire. In particular, the then British Prime Minister Churchill used this "V" gesture in a parade, which made this gesture spread quickly and widely. However, when you make this gesture, you must remember that your palms are outward and your fingers are inward, especially in Britain, because in most European countries, making a "V" gesture with the back of your hand outward and the palm inward means making people "go away", while in Britain it means immoral things. In China, the symbol "V" stands for the number "2", "second" or "scissors". In African countries, "V" gesture generally means two or two things.

Extend forefinger and pinkie: In most European countries, people will extend their arms horizontally forward, and then extend their forefinger and pinkie to make horns to show that they want to protect themselves from monsters. In some African countries, if this gesture is aimed at someone, it means to make that person unlucky. In many countries in Latin America, the hand with the index finger and the little finger erected indicates "good luck". But in Italy, this gesture means that the wife is having an affair.

Overlapping middle finger and forefinger: In China, overlapping middle finger and forefinger means the numbers "10" and "plus sign"; In Hong Kong, this gesture means "intimacy". In Britain, the United States, France, Mexico, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia, this gesture means "wish" and "pray for good luck". In Australia, it means "expectation" and "expectation". In Sri Lanka, it means "twists and turns" and "evil". In India, it means "end" and "completion". In Holland, it means "swear", "swear" or "the other party is lying". In Nigeria, it means "adding up" things or numbers.

Finger flexion and extension: In Latin America, Britain, the United States, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia and parts of Asia and Africa, people stretch out their forearms, lift them slightly, and bend their fingers with their palms up to indicate that "people are coming". But in China, this gesture is used to greet animals or children. The gesture of greeting people in China is: arms forward, palms down, all fingers changed. However, in countries such as Britain and America, this gesture is used to greet animals.

Wave: In Europe, people are used to greeting each other by waving. The specific method is: stretch your arms forward and palms outward, but your arms don't move, just swing up and down with your fingers. If a European swings his whole hand back and forth, it means "no", "no", "disagree" or "no". But Americans always say hello with the whole hand. In many parts of the world, waving means letting people leave. "In Greece and Nigeria, waving the whole hand in front of others means great insult, and the closer you get, the greater the insult. In Peru, waving the whole hand back and forth means "come here".

Rub your hands: In Europe and America, rubbing your hands means "finish what you do". In Africa, people often use the gesture of "rubbing hands" to indicate that they have nothing to do with something. The specific rubbing method is: first rub the back of the right hand with the palm of the left hand, from the wrist to the fingertips.

Hands and thumbs are intertwined: In Britain and America, hands and thumbs are constantly and regularly intertwined, which means "nothing to do" and "being idle is extremely boring".